Unless something happens out of the ordinary, Francisco and Valdez are
out of options. We traded for Valdez so it would be highly odd to see
him not make the team. Francisco would be a total loss if he didn’t make
the team. It’s all basically team fiscal management.

Frazier, in all likelihood, will be sent down but available at a moments notice.
Pretty big man, big bat and plays/played 7 of 9 positions.

Chapman is the wild card and if he should find the plate, he may well push
a bullpen member or even a starting pitcher off the roster. I believe it would
be a bullpen member; dipping his toe in the SP pool on occasion.

But, we have a ways to go before those decisions must be made, remembering
that injury has a way of changing the best layed plans; unanticipated trades a
close second.

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